Maybe I’ll make a thread of hard and boring grown-up things I do so I can remember them easily.

Today’s: I went to my primary care doc, got my flu shot, and followed up on her referrals to PT.

I ran the dishwasher today

I finally went to get my analog watch battery and band replaced because I’m tired of wearing an Apple Watch

I started the process for rolling my old employer 401ks over to my new one. I’m annoyed I’ll have to forward checks on and also will be very glad to have less cognitive clutter

I picked up my analog watch! Also I did FOUR loads of laundry (which meant so many stairs going down to the basement and back up).

Maybe tomorrow I’ll tackle dealing with an old, abandoned bank account.

I shipped something I’d been putting off shipping since Aug 30.

I dealt with an old bank account I wasn’t sure about the status of.

I emptied the paper shredder.

#SatansChores

(The hashtag comes from how frequently I mistype my own name on my phone as “Satan.”)

I did a laptop software update.

I installed a new modem and WiFi router so we can stop renting the Comcast one, and also so our internet is faster.

I groomed a couple of my houseplants that haven’t been doing as well.

#SatansChores

I received my 401k rollover checks and forwarded them on.

I booked my flights for a speaking engagement next month.

I paid my credit card bill.

#SatansChores

I went to my first physical therapy appt for my leg pain.

I picked up my new glasses.

I cleaned out my inboxes for the first time since I started my new job.

#SatansChores

Did a MacOS update
Did an iOS update
Scheduled my tilt table test

#SatansChores

Went to the doctor about a potential acute infection

Tidied up so our cleaner would be able to clean

#SatansChores

It’s been a minute but Satan is still doing chores around here:

I had a consultation with a dietitian
I dealt with a correspondence I’d been putting off

#SatansChores

Went to the dentist and told them about gastroparesis; got an RX for FRUIT-FLAVORED (gross) extra-strength toothpaste

Brushed my teeth with the FRUIT-FLAVORED toothpaste

Prepped the dishwasher for a load of dishes

Went to physical therapy. It hurt

#SatansChores

Wrote an email to our rental management company with feedback about the new, inaccessible package policy

Had a hard conversation I had been putting off for a long time

#SatansChores

Submitted a few HRA claims

Wrote a (really awful) first draft of a future blog post

Practiced my French

#SatansChores insomnia edition

So much laundry omg

#SatansChores

Called my insurance company to check coverage for the dietitian tomorrow

Returned a pair of suit pants I ordered recently that were too big despite being the smallest size

Picked up my thyroid rx a few days early instead of waiting till I'm out

#SatansChores

Made a food diary in Notion. It was traumatic.

#SatansChores

Pre-tidied before the cleaner got here

Had a first appt with a GI-focused dietitian

#SatansChores

cleaned out my personal and work inboxes

canceled a subscription I wasn’t using

have actually been filling out my food diary

did three loads of laundry (so many stairs and my heart isn’t happy )

emptied the dishwasher

#SatansChores

Went through my password manager to remove duplicates, reset many of them, and deleted a bunch of accounts I didn’t need anymore

Cleaned up my desktop

Organized my Google Drive

#SatansChores

Washed my hair

Made some adjustments to my website so Twitter summary cards work now

Sent my food diary to my dietitian

#SatansChores

Washed our bedding

Did a load of clothing laundry

Ran the dishwasher

Made a protein milkshake and then cleaned up the vitamix after (which felt hard)

#SatansChores

Put the dishes away

Put my clothes away

#SatansChores

Called the pharmacy to check on the status of a couple of medications

Messaged my doctor about a referral

Tidied my desk area

Put all my shoes (that were piling up by the door) away

Water and groomed my plants

#SatansChores

Organized laundry so it'll be easier to do when I have the energy to do it

Called Comcast about a billing error

  Made a huge, life-changing health decision to follow my doctor's recommendation and wowowow I am done making decisions for like 5 years

#SatansChores

Finally did all the laundry I organized 6 days ago

It was a lot.

#SatansChores

Called and scheduled the consultation with my future feeding tube surgeon

Ran the dishwasher

#SatansChores

Folded a bunch of socks while Robbie folded my other clothes

Put all my clothes away

A lot of other tidying/directing of tidying

#SatansChores

Resurrecting this thread of hard things.

called my insurance company to update my address with them

dealt with a credit card block-related thing that I let sit for a month

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